is it true that you have to be good at riding a bicycle to ride motorcycle?

Question

well.. details arent really important.. just a YES or NO would be fine.. plus your experiences on a motorcycle..

Answer 1

No, riding a motorcycle is completely different from riding a bicycle. True, you do need balance for both, but on a motorcycle, it is a LOT harder to stay balanced when you're going slow. Also, you have to know how to shift a motorcycle with your hands and feet at the same time. (The clutch is controlled by your hand, the shifter by your foot.) The test isn't easy, and you definitely need to practice before you take it.

Answer 2

It's not true that you have to be good at riding a bicycle to ride a motorcycle. It is true that you'll be better at riding a motorcycle if you can ride a bicycle well than if you don't but this still doesn't mean that you'll be good at driving a motorcycle. The weight, speed and power of a motorcycle, even of a small displacement 125cc bike, make a number of handling characteristics a lot different from that of a bicycle. Particularly in unusual or extreme handling characteristics in panic situations. And it is , of course, not essential to know, but is certainly very useful in preventing bad things from happening.
The very responsive even twitchy handling (compared to a motorcycle) of a bicycle especially at speed like on a downhill, requires quite subtle handling adjustments which can be pretty helpful on the motorcycle too. But actually by far the biggest benefit to riding a bicycle that carries over well to a motorcycle is the amount of attentiveness needed in dealing with traffic. If the fact that drivers don't see you well on a motorcycle makes you uncomfortable you'll be rolling on the ground, face-down, kicking the dirt as to how driver treat you when your on a bicycle.

Answer 3

You asked if you have to be GOOD at riding a bicycle to ride a motorcycle and the answer is NO.

Sure the concept is the same, but once you get passed the simple balance on two wheels issue everything is different.

That is the same as saying you need to be able to fly an ultra light to fly the space shuttle.
Sure they both fly but they are very different.

It is a good idea to learn on a bicycle to balance on two wheels rather than a motorcycle. It is a little more costly to drop a motorcycle than a bicycle.

It is also a little better to learn to fly in a Cessna rather than the space shuttle.

Answer 4

NO, You don't HAVE to be good at riding a bike to ride a motorcycle. Although they go hand in hand! If you know how to ride one, chances are you can keep your balance on the other.

To me, a motorcycle has always been easier to balance than a bike. Once the motorcycle starts rolling and picking up speed, the balance is all in your thighs. That's why you see some stunt men riding free-hand.

As far as safety, the bike trumps the motorcycle. If you fall while riding a bike, your only dealing with your weight plus about 10-15 pounds and gravity. If you fall while riding a motorcycle, that's 300 plus pounds, your weight, and gravity.

If you get a motorcycle, make sure it's not too heavy for you... it WILL fall at least once in its lifetime.

Answer 5

is all in the hips and body movements riding a bicycle is easy try to multiply the speed of a bicycle 100 times and that is a bike in a bike you probably do 10 to 15 miles and hour a bike is more like 150 to 180 is all in the hips if you know how to control you body then you shouldnt have any problems i been riding since i was 18 i am now 31 and i ride street bikes love the power but alot of people dont respect them is not a toy it will kill you just pace yourself and never think you in control stay alert watch out for everything and anything be carefull !

Answer 6

hand eye coordination is a must when you ride a MC, for practice be sure you have a bicycle that has handle breaks as well as peddle breaks. Multi-tasking on a MC is a matter of life and death all while balancing yourself. You do not have to do wheelies or do a 360 on a bike to be a good MC rider. I learned to ride mine in the parking lot after I purchased it (250 Honda Rebel). Now I glide with ease on a 1150 HD Softail. Do consider taking a MC course, I chose ABATE, it really taught me a lot and made me feel comfortable on the MC. Good luck, live to ride, ride to live!

Answer 7

It sure helps, and having ridden a bicycle recently is a requirement for taking an MSF course.

Or, it could be as easy as falling off a log, which is what you can also do on a motorcycle. So whatever you're most skilled with is probably what you'll do.

Answer 8

i have been riding since i was 5 yrs old. started out with a harley 50. i am now 44 and i still ride a 650 triumph hardtail that i rode as a teenager, and i can tell you it dont make a difference how you ride a bike. you will learn a new way when you put a motor on it. have fun, take a class on riding, and watch out, they will try to run you over.

Answer 9

Actually, no.
I can't ride a bicycle, but have been riding motorcycles for 30 years.

Answer 10

A bicycle and a bike artwork variety of the comparable way. in case you recognize a thank you to experience a bicycle, a thank you to stability and steer, you could flow those skills to a bike. in case you have not discovered that yet, it does not propose you could not learn it now. yet you may start up on a bicycle because of the fact this is lots lighter and much less complicated to stability (in the beginning up), and in case you fall off it (fairly probably) you would be going a lots decrease speed and you will not harm your self as badly (or the bike the two for that count). in case you could experience a bicycle, and you will function a instruction manual-shift motor vehicle (shift and snatch) you could in all probability bounce on a bike and experience it away. I did, on my first bike. in case you could in basic terms experience a bicycle you may experience a motor scooter (they have computerized transmissions). yet i think of this is in basic terms very foolhardy to purpose to experience a bike in case you have by no ability ridden a bike. i'm not asserting this is impossible, in basic terms this is not a competent thought.